Make a Smile for Mosul Children
The Iraqi city of Mosul has faced for three years, since 2014, challenges against terrorism, which are considered very dangerous to the international community. The residents of this city were exposed to physical, moral and intellectual violence by ISIS. This violence included the children of the city that has a history of 6000 years.
As a result of the cooperation between ICSSPE and the University of Mosul, the programme of Make a Smile for Mosul Children is achieved to help the Mosul city children overcome their psychological problems and to attempt to rehabilitate them. The programme included theoretical and practical procedures that were applied on a group of children who are victims of war and terrorism. That was achieved through programmes of psychological and intellectual rehabilitation, using sport interventions that aim at psychological rehabilitation. The physical education programme was suggested by psychologists, physical education teachers and university professors. The programme included two stages: The first stage was to train physical education teachers to deal with such human issues. They had to comprehend the programme before applying it in their work with children. The programme included 30 physical education teachers from 30 schools in Mosul.
The first stage took place at the University of Mosul under the personal patronage of the president of the university. The activities linked to the second stage were implemented in the schools in the Eastern and Western parts of Mosul, especially in the West that was exposed to destruction during the battle of liberation.
Many children had lost their families, their houses were destroyed and they were exposed to ISIS terrorism. All of that led to acute psychological shock that needed to be treated. We have heard sorrowful stories from these children. Our work can be described as a drop within a sea for there is still a big need to continue the serious work to achieve great human goals, commented Nadhim Al-Wattar, one of the initiators of the programme.
At the same time, there are success stories of the work team in some schools. With the grant the programme organisers received through the ICSSPE Biennial Working Programme, the participating children received also sport uniforms and toys. They actively participated in the programme and their psychological situation slowly improved.
Rounding-off his report, Nadhim Al-Wattar said: We believe that ICSSPE is an important international example for the human and physical support to the work team and the children. ICSSPE, as a scientific and sport organisation, represents an example for others in supporting the human and scientific initiatives. Thanks to everyone who participated in this human, athletic and moral work in this destroyed city.
The Biennial Working programme runs from 2017 until 2018 and allows ICSSPE members to apply for research grants. The main objective of the programme is to promote capacity building among ICSSPE and its Members. It was developed by the Associations’ Board and approved by the General Assembly on 31st August 2016 in Santos, Brazil.
- About ICSSPE
- Scientific Resources
- Scientific Resources
- Free Resources
- MINEPS VI (English)
- Programme Committee General Documents
- Working Group Members
- Meeting Reports and Presentations
- Manual for the Working groups
- MINEPS Sport Policy Follow-up Framework
- Developing a comprehensive vision of inclusive access for all
- Align with the overall development priorities and the SDG framework
- Establish multi-stakeholder partnerships
- Foster quality physical education and active schools
- Foster the inclusion of youth in decision - making processes
- Enforce gender equality/Empower girls and women
- Foster empowerment and inclusive participation
- Maximising the contributions of sport to sustainable development and peace
- Improve health and well-being for all, at all ages (SDG 3)
- Provide quality education and promote lifelong learning for all (SDG 4)
- Advance gender equality and empower all women and girls (SDG 5)
- Promote economic growth and full and productive employment and work for all (SDG 8)
- Build peaceful, inclusive and equitable societies (SDG 10 & 16)
- Make cities and settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable (SDG 11)
- Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns and take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts (SDG 12 a
- Build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels (SDG 16)
- Protecting the integrity of sport
- Poster Exhibition
- Glossary
- MINEPS VI (Français)
- Membres des groupes de travail
- Rapports des réunions et présentations
- Manuel groupes de travail
- MINEPS cadre de suivi stratégique
- Domaine stratégique principal I
- Assurer la cohérence avec les priorités de développement durable
- Établir des partenariats multipartites
- Favoriser l’éducation physique de qualité et l’activité physique à l’école
- Appliquer l’égalité des sexes/autonomiser les filles et les femmes
- Encourager la participation des jeunes aux processus de prise de décision
- Favoriser l’autonomisation et la participation globale
- Domaine stratégique principal II
- Améliorer la santé et le bien-être de tous, à tous les âges
- Rendre les villes et les établissements humains inclusifs, sûrs, résilients et durables
- Offrir une éducation de qualité et promouvoir l’apprentissage continu pour tous
- Assurer la croissance économique et le plein-emploi productif pour tous
- Bâtir des sociétés pacifiques, inclusives et équitables
- Promouvoir l’égalité des sexes et autonomiser les femmes et les filles
- Assurer des modes de consommation et de production viables et prendre des mesures urgentes pour lutter contre le changement clim
- Bâtir des institutions efficaces, responsables et inclusives à tous les niveaux
- Domaine stratégique principal III
- Protéger les athlètes, les spectateurs, les travailleurs et autres groupes impliqués
- Protéger les enfants, les jeunes et d’autres groupes vulnérables
- Promouvoir la bonne gouvernance des organisations sportives
- Renforcer les mesures contre la manipulation des compétitions sportives
- Fournir un cadre de politique antidopage approprié, assurer sa mise en oeuvre et proposer des mesures d’application efficaces
- Exposition d'affiches
- Glossaire
- Declarations about Sport
- High Performance Sport
- Physical Education
- Toolkit: Influencing the Development of Quality PE Policy
- Policy Brief: Inclusive Quality Physical Education Policy Development
- Sport Values in Every Classroom (FR)
- Sport Values in Every Classroom (EN)
- International Position Statement on Physical Education
- International Benchmarks on Physical Education
- Berlin World Summit
- Magglingen World Summit
- Schulsport weltweit: Fakten – Analysen – Trends
- Worldwide Physical Education in Schools Update
- Sport and Development
- Physical Activity
- Other Free Resources
- Bulletin Archive
- No. 71 PDF
- No. 70 PDF
- No. 69 PDF
- No. 68 PDF
- No. 67 PDF
- No. 66 PDF
- No. 65 CD-ROM
- No. 64 CD-ROM
- No. 63 CD-ROM
- No. 62 CD-ROM
- No. 61 CD-ROM
- No. 60 CD-ROM
- No. 59 CD-ROM
- No. 58 CD-ROM
- No. 57 CD-ROM
- No. 56 CD-ROM
- No. 55 CD-ROM
- No. 54 CD-ROM
- No. 53 CD-ROM
- No. 52 CD-ROM
- No. 51 CD-ROM
- No. 50 CD-ROM
- No. 49 CD-ROM
- No. 48 CD-ROM
- No. 47 CD-ROM
- No. 46 CD-ROM
- No. 45 CD-ROM
- No. 44 CD-ROM
- No. 43 CD-ROM
- No. 42 CD-ROM
- No. 41 CD-ROM
- No. 40 CD-ROM
- No. 39 CD-ROM
- No. 38 CD-ROM
- No. 37 CD-ROM
- MINEPS VI (English)
- Olympic World Library
- Upcoming Events
- Membership
- Media